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verb

past tense of stuff
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as in gorged
to fill with food to capacity kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper

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as in crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space stuffed all the kids into the back of the car

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Recent Examples of stuffed
Adjective
Some Vespas featured flowers and stuffed animals. David Biller, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026 Once the children returned from check-in, the organizers greeted them with Danimals drinkable yogurts, their new backpacks and stuffed animals. Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Inside, Sophie loves to play with her baby dolls and stuffed animals. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026 Hearty options at The Farmhouse Cafe like stuffed hashbrowns are adventure fuel. Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026 The elaborate staging kept with the song’s energy, with the group bursting out of a giant pink teddy bear outfitted with speakers for paws, interrupting a tea party scene populated by extras with pinkies raised, before launching into the track amid a cascade of colour and floating stuffed animals. Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Barbies, stuffed animals, cowgirl hats, and handwritten notes now surround the original cross placed at the site after her death. Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 20 May 2026 The LoveShackFancy x Pottery Barn Teen Easter basket collab is customized with Colette's name and full of stuffed animals, books, and even a tiny pair of Christian Louboutin shoes. Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026 Where To Eat, Buy, And Cook Stuffed Ham Learning to cook stuffed ham is an art form that continues today throughout the Southern Maryland community. Katie Riley, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
After Haissem Hassan took down Nicolás Tagliafico in the box, Lionel Messi took the penalty kick, but his shot toward the right side of the goal was stuffed by a diving Mostafa Shoubir! Nbc News, NBC news, 7 July 2026 Over the past year, a wave of Strategy copycats have stuffed public companies with crypto in a bid to lift their share prices, but that trade has largely lost steam. Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 6 July 2026 William Shakespeare was a fount of dramatic innovation, his plays stuffed to the gills with memorable characters and scenarios. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026 The former four-classroom building, now comprised of 11 upscale suites, provides guests with a complimentary three-course breakfast each morning, which includes French toast stuffed with cream cheese. Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 There were 68,827-plus souls — a fire hazard of a sellout — stuffed into the concrete oven temporarily known as Levi’s Stadium. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Everyone will devour these miniature buttery rolls stuffed with homemade shrimp salad. Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026 Cut out a small opening in each piece of naan, and these tiny bread pockets can be stuffed with endless types of pizza toppings. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026 Her feed is stuffed with photos of her biking, skiing, climbing, working out, often in outfits from Skinfit, from which her followers can get ten per cent off. William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffed
Adjective
  • The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The groomer parks in your driveway or at your curb, brings your dog into the vehicle and handles the full appointment on-site.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Huffman was 19 and enrolled at UC Santa Barbara on a full-ride volleyball scholarship.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Family dinner and movie night at home R+D Kitchen is always packed, so my sons, who are 31 and 33, do the cooking.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • During a meeting last month, dozens of students and educators packed the school board’s auditorium to support Broderick, in a contentious meeting that at times erupted in shouting amid questions over what can be said during public comments.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • The Raiders gorged in a different way, blowing the center market out of the water with a massive, $27 million per year contract for Baltimore’s Tyler Linderbaum and rocketing toward the top of the league in money spent.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • This means selling off many of the securities the Fed gorged on in a stair-step of crises over the last 18 years.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Parents pushed strollers with infants, as men, women and children of all ages crammed onto the street.
    Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • As rain pummeled the lawn in front of the Hatch Shell in Boston, thousands crammed underneath a nearby tunnel to stay dry.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Luis Suarez’s first pass near the back line was blocked back to him.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Messi got at the end of a through ball in the box, was one-on-one with Vozinha, and the keeper blocked the legend’s shot with his mid-section.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The implosion came in the third inning when Manaea loaded the bases with two outs, with the Mets already down 1-0.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • Webb allowed three straight singles following McCarthy’s homer, then walked a batter with the bases loaded to gift the Rockies their second run.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Adjective
  • During busy times, intersections become jammed, and traffic slows down to a crawl.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
    Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 24 June 2026

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“Stuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffed. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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